Q: Is 3,343,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,343,400 a composite number?

A composite number is a number that can be divided evenly by more numbers than 1 and itself. It is the opposite of a prime number.

The number 3,343,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 25 40 50 73 100 146 200 229 292 365 458 584 730 916 1,145 1,460 1,825 1,832 2,290 2,920 3,650 4,580 5,725 7,300 9,160 11,450 14,600 16,717 22,900 33,434 45,800 66,868 83,585 133,736 167,170 334,340 417,925 668,680 835,850 1,671,700 and 3,343,400, with no remainder.

Since 3,343,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,343,400, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).